Name plate



April 27 1926.

H. W. PETERS NAME PLATE Filed August 31, 1925 ,gvwentoz r I I 1w A WQ 2f2. Wfetc'r Fatented Apr. 27, 1926.

uuirsn STATES rsszssa PATENT a i I HENRY w. reruns, or BOSTON,MASSAGHUSETTS. I

, NAME PLATE.

Application filed August 31, 1925. Serial No. 53,640.

To a?! whom it may concern.- 7

Be it known that I, HENRY WV. Pn'rnus, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented a new and useful Name Plate, of which the following' is aspecification.

This invention relates to a name plate and the like such as used, forexample, upon the radiators of automobiles. Her-etofore wheredistinctive name plates have been used it has been found undesirable toen'iployenamel -in the design of the name plate because, when subjectedto the heat from the radiator to which the plate is attached, the enamelbecomes cracked and unsightly.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a device of thischaracter which can utilize enamel without danger of cracking, meansbeing employed for protecting the enamel. from the heat conductedthrough the Wall of the radiator or radiating therefrom.

A further object is to provide a name plate in which the emblem or thelike to be dis played thereon can be inserted readily into position andsecured in place.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides inthecombination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

the walls 2 of a box preferably stamped from sheet metal, one of thesewalls being normal- 1y extended in alinement with the front face of thebox. This has been indicated by broken lines in Figure 3. The otherwalls, however, are soldered or otherwise fastened to the plate 1. Thusit will be seen that the structure constitutes a box into which theinsert 4; can be placed. This'insert can be of. any suitable material.In the structure illustrated it includes a plate of metal orthe likehaving a design cut thcreinto and filled with *enamelas shown at 5.Under ordinary conditions heat conducted to the box and thence to theplate l would crack this enamel and soon dislodge it so as to renderthe'nanie plate unsightly; To eliminate this objection able result asheet 6 of asbestos or other material suitable for resisting theconduction of heat is placed between the attaching plate 1 and the'plate4. After these parts have been inserted into the box the bendable wallshown by broken lines in Figure is bent to position against the sheet (5and plate 4:

and can be soldered or if preferred can be left so thatit can be bent toopen position again should it be desired to remove the contents of thebox.

Obviously by providing a structure such as described the same can beapplied to the radiator of an automobile and will not be affected byheat. Thus the name plate can include in its structure enamel portionsand more attractive designs can be satisfactorily used than hasheretofore been possible.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. A name plate for attachment to automobile radiators and the like,including a box having an open face, a plate supported within the boxincluding enamel, and an insulating material interposed between theplate and the back of the box.

2. A name plate for automobile radiators and the like, including anattaching plate, a box thereon having an open face, a sheet of materialwithin the box and against the attaching plate for preventing conductionof heat from the attaching plate and a member insertable into the boxand against the insulating sheet for display through the open face ofthe box. r

3. A name plate for automobile radiators and the like including anattaching plate, a box thereon having an open face. and an open side, abendableportion adjacent the i open side, a plate insertable through.the

open side into the box for display through the open face of the box, anda sheet of material interposed between the attaching plate and theinserted plate for preventing conduction of heat from the attachingplate to the inserted plate.

4. A name plate for automobile radiators and the like including anattaching plate,

a box thereon having an open face and an open side, a plate insertablethrough the open side into the box for display through the open face,said plate having ornamenting means thereon susceptible to the action ofheat, and means insertable between the attaching plate and the insertedplate for preventing conduction of heat to the inserted plate from theattaching plate.

5. A name plate for automobile radiators and the like including anattaching plate, a box thereon having an open face and an open side, aplate insertable through the open side into the box for display throughthe open face, said plate having ornamenting means thereon susceptibleto the action of heat, means insertable betweenthe attaching plate andthe inserted plate for preside into the box for display through the openface, said plate having ornamenting means thereon susceptible to theaction of heat, means insertable between the attaching plate and theinserted plate for preventing conduction of heat to the inserted platefrom the attaching plate, and means for holding the inserted plate andinsulating means Within the box, said means including a bendable portionintegral with the box and movable to position across the open sidethereof.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature.

HENRY W. PETERS.

